2016 Contest Semi-Finalists

Well it wasn’t easy, but with the help of our awesome preliminary judges, we selected our semi-finalists in each category. They are the top 5 (or more) from our mailed-in entries and the top 5 (or more) from our emailed entries. Next, our judges will select the top FIVE semi-finalists in each category. Those will be our contest finalists, and those finalists will go to our guest judges who will choose one winner in each category.

Let’s give a HUGE congratulations to our 2016 Semi-Finalists!

All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning

AWAY by Durva Kamdar

THERE IS A FAN AROUND EVERY CORNER by Josiah Durand

INTREPID by Anna Durand

SLEEP SWIMMING OR MIDNIGHT MEMORIES by Anna Durand

ONLY STORMS by Miranda Sun

TUNNEL SECRETS by Suhyeon Emelie Kim

THE DREAM by Yuli Choi

SLOPPY’S WILE ADVENTURE by Seoyoung Kim

THE HIDDEN WORLD by Kayd Bell

Ages 8 and Under

THE AMAZING ADVENTURE LANDS by Sai Dheeraj K

UNICORN HOLLOW by Claire Timperley

MY ADVENTURE WITH THE PINK UNICORN by Jaliyah Johnson

SPARKLING SNOW by Kathleen Durand

TELEPORTATION by Hayden Miller

SUNNY’S ADVENTURE by Katie Nam

MOUNT EVEREST by Amelia DiValerio

ROCKY THE SUPER DOG by Olivia DePrince

THE SURPRISE COOKIE POTION by Hannah Lee

AN AWESOME ADVENTURE by Olivia Handzel

RAINA THE RAIN DROP by Joanna Kim

Ages 9 – 10 Years Old

AN ADVENTURE FOR LUCIA COIN by Eliana Du

AS A DRAGON by Katherine Min

REFLECTIONS OF THE FUTURE by Azlyn Raja

THE MAGICAL PEPPERMINT by Ayza Siddiqi

REMEMBER ADELINE by Allegra Gray

GONE by Evan Hansen

BIRD OF PREY by Penny Dugan

THE SLEEPING STORY by Ben Handzel

THE CAVE OF EVER-REST by Connor Straub

THE ADVENTURES OF ME, A HOPELESS KID by Lila Shelton

ARCTIC CHILL by Lizzy Higgins

THE ALIENS OF ZYBORG by Lauren Waldstein

TRAPPED by Hemali Patil

Ages 11 – 12 Years Old

THE KATCHETHORDAN DIAMOND by Karen Wang

LETTING GO – by Caroline Zhao

IN THE WOODS by Katie Schornhorst

THE LOVE DESTROYERS by Macy K. Li

THE ATTACK IN ST. AUGUSTINE by Eli Hagelberg

HOW I GOT ACCEPTED INTO FT. HAMER MILITARY ACADEMY by Kyle C. Rickly

THE SEARCH FO THE LOST CITY OF SUBMERGED by Andrew B. Brannon

NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

A THISTLE BEDTIME by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

SOMETHING IN THE WOODS by Emma Wisecarver

THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK by Rama Khabbaz

VANISHED by Bolanle Ayangade

CALL OF DESTRUCTION: SURVIVAL OPS IV by Ajitesh Kundeti

LIGHT IT UP by Nicolas Potts

THE MIRACLE OF TIME by Savannah Weaver

Ages 13 – 18 Years Old

THE SIGNAL by Saddat Nazir

PANACEA by Annika Russell

WOODEN SECRETS by Hae-in Joann Ryu

DMT by Laura S. Moser

THE MOUND OF BASKERVILLE by Seth Roetenberger

FIGHTING THE FLAMES by Adaline Griffiths

FELINE FLUMMOX by Isabella Astuto

SNOW DOG by Sylvia Nica

A WORTHY RISK by Matthew Inda

MONKEYING AROUND by Monica Inda

A FRESHMAN’S WORST NIGHTMARE by Evan Orozco

THE BIRD AND THE ANCHOR by Ella Osborn

WHEN THERE WERE FOUR OF US by Ella Osborn

What next?

Now our judges will select their top FIVE from each category. Those will be our contest finalists. Those entries will go to our guest judges who will select one winner from each category 🙂